Epidaurus

E23578

ancient Greek city archaeological site

Epidaurus is an ancient Greek city renowned for its healing sanctuary of Asclepius and its remarkably well-preserved theater, a masterpiece of classical architecture and acoustics.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek city → archaeological site →
associatedWith	Greek theatre → ancient Greek medicine →
associatedWithPractice	incubation (dream healing) →
country	Greece →
culturalPeriod	Classical Greece → Hellenistic Greece →
dedicatedTo	Asclepius →
function	healing center → pilgrimage site → religious sanctuary →
hasPart	Sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus → Temple of Artemis → Temple of Asclepius → Theatre of Epidaurus → Tholos of Epidaurus → stadium of Epidaurus →
hasStructure	abaton (dormitory for incubation) → baths → circular Tholos building → guest houses → gymnasium →
knownFor	classical Greek architecture → healing sanctuary of Asclepius → remarkable acoustics of its theatre → well-preserved ancient theatre →
locatedIn	Argolis → Peloponnese → northeastern Peloponnese →
locatedNear	Saronic Gulf →
mainDeity	Asclepius →
modernMunicipality	Epidavros →
modernRegionalUnit	Argolis regional unit →
notableFeature	exceptional preservation of theatre seating and stage area → outstanding natural setting in a valley surrounded by hills →
otherDeity	Apollo Maleatas → Artemis →
partOf	ancient region of Argolis →
periodOfFlourishing	4th century BC → Hellenistic period →
religion	ancient Greek religion →
touristAttraction	true →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) → (ii) → (iii) → (iv) → (vi) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	true →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1988 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Argolid → Peloponnese → Southern Greece →	contains
Asclepiades → Constitution of 1823 (Epidaurus) →	associatedWithPlace
Constitution of 1823 (Epidaurus) →	adoptedAt
Ancient Greek religion →	hasMajorSanctuary
Peloponnesian League →	hasMember
Epidaurus ("Sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus") →	hasPart
Epidaurus ("healing sanctuary of Asclepius") →	knownFor
National Assembly at Epidaurus →	locatedIn
First National Assembly of Epidaurus →	location
Asclepius →	majorSanctuary
Epidaurus ("Epidavros") →	modernMunicipality